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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3652724, member: 100731"]I like this coin a lot, mostly due to the banker marks. This coin was clearly used for quite some time, showing wear, but still staying within the normal range (5.5-5.7 g). On top of that, it's the oldest coin in my collection. It's so small, but still quite heavy; a 'little drop of silver history'.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read somewhere that the incuse mark of the reverse in Sigloi was actually caused by the minter removing some material to reach the desired weight. I just like to image, someone ca. 2500 years ago, chiseling some silver out of this coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]981507[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Siglos (Type IIIb (early). Xerxes I - Darius II, c. 485 - 420 BC.) Sardis mint. Possibly introduced in connection with the accession of Xerxes.</p><p>Obs: Kneeling-running figure of the Great King right, transverse spear with point downward in right, bow in left, bearded, crowned. Drapery with naturalistic fold over the advanced left knee. Central banker mark.;</p><p>rev: Incuse, with four bankers marks: at 9'o clock nr 71/72, at 6'o clock nr 46, at 3'o clock nr. 47; central nr. 1, as published by George F. Hill in the British Museum Catalog, volume on Persia, p. cxxxvii (found here: <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Siglos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Siglos" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Siglos</a>)</p><p>Weight: 5.5g; Ø:1.2cm</p><p>Catalogue:</p><p>Acquired: 27-04-2019[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3652724, member: 100731"]I like this coin a lot, mostly due to the banker marks. This coin was clearly used for quite some time, showing wear, but still staying within the normal range (5.5-5.7 g). On top of that, it's the oldest coin in my collection. It's so small, but still quite heavy; a 'little drop of silver history'. I read somewhere that the incuse mark of the reverse in Sigloi was actually caused by the minter removing some material to reach the desired weight. I just like to image, someone ca. 2500 years ago, chiseling some silver out of this coin :) [ATTACH=full]981507[/ATTACH] AR Siglos (Type IIIb (early). Xerxes I - Darius II, c. 485 - 420 BC.) Sardis mint. Possibly introduced in connection with the accession of Xerxes. Obs: Kneeling-running figure of the Great King right, transverse spear with point downward in right, bow in left, bearded, crowned. Drapery with naturalistic fold over the advanced left knee. Central banker mark.; rev: Incuse, with four bankers marks: at 9'o clock nr 71/72, at 6'o clock nr 46, at 3'o clock nr. 47; central nr. 1, as published by George F. Hill in the British Museum Catalog, volume on Persia, p. cxxxvii (found here: [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Siglos[/URL]) Weight: 5.5g; Ø:1.2cm Catalogue: Acquired: 27-04-2019[/QUOTE]
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